Okay ,today I'm sharing the simple yet effective Denim Refashions
I did this week!
The
first refashion I did was on a favourite pair of jeans.
What I used
for this:
- Matching coloured embroidery thread
- Scissors
- A large needle
Being a
rather short figured person I need to take most of my jeans up. The problem
though with taking jeans up is that if they have a nice finish on the bottom
leg seam you lose it when you cut off the extra length of the jeans. I wore my shortened jeans for a while but the unfinished look isn't my style. To make them look better and finished I got some embroidery thread that matched the
thread used in the rest of the jeans, a large needle and did two simple
straight stitches along the bottom of the jeans.
Note: I
split the embroidery thread in half so that I only used
three strands of thread
for the stitch and not all six.
The next
refashion I did was to add a little something special
to one of my favourite and comfy denim skirts
while also adding a bit more length to it.
What I used
for This:
- Matching cotton lace (or you could use a contrasting colour)
- Scissors
- Sewing machine set for regular straight stitch
I firstly
picked a I thought would match the denim colour so it wouldn't look like
a tack
on job but add something special.
The lace I used had a pre-done non fray edge
so it was very simple to sew on.
I folded one end of the lace over and ironed it
down. I then pinned it in place starting with the folded end. 
Note: make
sure that the unfinished side of the folded lace will be on the inside of the skirt.
Once the
lace was pinned in place I set my sewing machine to a comfortable
straight
stitch setting and sewed on the lace.
When I had sewed
to the end I cut away the extra lace leaving just enough lace
to finish this
end the same as the other end, folding it in.
For the last
step I sewed the two folded ends down making it look properly finished
while
also ensuring it will not fray on the ends.
Well now you
know a little of what I got up to in my sewing room this week.
I hope you all
have a great weekend and have been blessed by this post.
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